Parents of Sucker-Punched High School Track Star Considering Lawsuit After They Were Stopped From Pressing Charges by Cops
(newsakmi.com)https://newsakmi.com/news/world/uk-news/family-of-high-school-track-star-sucker-punched-during-race-wants-to-press-charges-file-lawsuit/The family of a high school track star who was sucker-punched during a race say they had wanted to press charges against his attacker,
However, the family’s attorney said deputies had threatened to arrest their son if they’d done so
Now, they’re looking into potentially filing a lawsuit
The high school runner was punched in the head during his 1,600m race last Saturday at the Tohopekaliga Tiger Invitational in Kissimmee, Florida
The athlete who threw the punch had earlier got in the way of the lead runner
After still obscuring the track, the runner pushed him out of the way
*On the subsequent lap, the other athlete sucker punched the runner the face, knocking him over – he managed to get to his feet and complete the race
